SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Colombian flooding kills 10, several missing: authorities
Apr 07, 2022 (AFP)
The flooding at Abriaqui in the Antioquia department surprised a group of miners as they were eating dinner on Wednesday evening, mayor Hector Orrego told local...
Torrential rains kill 14 in Brazil
Apr 02, 2022 (AFP)
Two days of heavy rain have battered a broad swathe of the southeastern state's Atlantic coast, the latest in a series of deadly storms in Brazil that experts s...
Volcano monitoring at Mount Etna using fibre optic cables
Apr 01, 2022 (SPX)
An international team led by Philippe Jousset from the German Research Centre for Geosciences Potsdam (GFZ) and Gilda Currenti from the Italian Istituto Naziona...
Swiss Re says flooding causes $82 bn of damage in 2021
Mar 30, 2022 (AFP)
The Zurich-based group, which acts as an insurer for insurers, said last year's floods in Germany and its neighbours generated economic losses of more than $40 ...
Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters
Mar 30, 2022 (AFP)
Torrential rain that began Monday proved unrelenting, with more than 250 millimetres (9.8 inches) falling in the area in 24 hours, forcing many shops in the Byr...
Australia's flood-ravaged east braces for more storms
Mar 28, 2022 (AFP)
Multiple evacuation orders were issued for the town of Lismore, which was devastated last month when record-high 14.3-metre (47 feet) floodwaters engulfed homes...
Boarding on an active volcano: Nicaragua's tourism boon
Mar 27, 2022 (AFP)
The active Cerro Negro is just 728 meters (2,400 feet) high, but sliding down its ash-covered slopes on a board is a 40-second thrill that allows participants t...
Thousands flee after Philippine volcano erupts
Mar 26, 2022 (AFP)
Taal volcano, which sits in a picturesque lake south of Manila, exploded with a "short-lived" burst at 7:22 am (2322 GMT), the Philippine Institute of Volcanolo...
52 died in rainy season in Ecuador: officials
Mar 26, 2022 (AFP)
In addition, more than 27,000 people were affected by flooding, landslides and building collapses over the past six months, said the National Risk Management Se...
Japan issues power warning after quake hits supply
Mar 22, 2022 (AFP)
Overnight, the government issued its first-ever electricity crunch warning for the capital and other regions, with supply dented because several thermal power p...
At least 5 killed in new floods in Brazil's Petropolis
Mar 21, 2022 (AFP)
Four more people remain missing after a month's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours Sunday on the scenic city in the mountains outside Rio de Janeiro, emerg...
Two injured as quake rocks Algeria port city
Mar 19, 2022 (AFP)
The 5.2 magnitude quake hit shortly before 11 am (1000 GMT), with its epicentre offshore 10 kilometres (six miles) under the Mediterranean seabed, according to ...
Freak Madagascar flash flood kills family of five, guide
Mar 19, 2022 (AFP)
The family -- a French father, Madagascan mother, their two-year-old child, an uncle and a grandmother -- were hiking with a guide on Friday in a canyon in Isal...
The oxidation of volcanoes - a magma opus
Mar 18, 2022 (SPX)
The research offers a new model for understanding the oxidation state of arc magmas, the lavas that form some volcanoes, such as the one that erupted dramatical...
Residents survey damage after powerful Japan quake
Mar 17, 2022 (AFP)
At least one death was directly caused by the overnight quake, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said, but the toll is still being finalised after two suspe...
Four dead after powerful Japan quake rattles east coast
Mar 17, 2022 (AFP)
The 7.4-magnitude quake off the coast of Fukushima derailed a bullet train, opened cracks in highways and threw products from shelves in shops. A tsunami warnin...
Ancient ice reveals scores of gigantic volcanic eruptions
Mar 17, 2022 (SPX)
For many people, the mention of a volcanic eruption conjures up doomsday scenarios that include deafening explosions, dark ash billowing into the stratosphere a...
Two dead in powerful Japan quake
Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)
Residents and officials in the country's northeast were still trying to assess the damage early on Thursday, after the 7.4-magnitude quake that hit shortly befo...
Tsunami alert lifted after powerful Japan quake
Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)
At least one person died in the coastal city of Soma and dozens more were injured in the quake, local news agency Kyodo reported, as authorities said emergency ...
Strong quakes shake Indonesia, Philippines but cause no damage
Mar 14, 2022 (AFP)
In Indonesia, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the west coast of Sumatra island and in the Philippines, a 6.4-magnitude tremor struck 110 kilometres (68 miles...
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